Freezing Rain May Impact Thursday AM Commute in Worcester

WORCESTER – The National Weather Service [NWS] is warning residents in Worcester and other cities and towns in the area that Thursday morning’s commute may be treacherous due to periods of freezing rain.

According to NWS, a winter weather advisory is in effect from 7 PM tonight -Wed., Feb. 6 – into the following morning. The forecast calls for freezing rain that could accumulate to one-tenths of an inch to two-tenths of an inch of ice when the rain stops. Roads are expected to be slippery and all travel beginning tonight into tomorrow morning’s commute may be difficult.

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Patrick Sargent is the founder and lead reporter for ThisWeekinWorcester.com. He was born and raised on Grafton Hill and is a graduate of Holy Name high school and Worcester State University. Over the past two years, he worked as a contributing reporter for the Worcester Sun. Previous to that, over the course of several years, he had stints with GoLocalWorcester, Worcester Magazine, the Leominster Champion and Fitchburg Pride. He is the owner of Sargent Media, LLC and can be contacted at [email protected] or 774-232-1223.